All Drama is Conflict.' This course investigates how dramatic conflict is represented in theatre, television and film and examines its effect on the audience. Through a series of readings, class discussions, and viewings including, but not limited to, Romeo & Juliet, The Duelists, and Fight Club, students will attempt to answer the question: what is it about human nature that makes us fascinated by violence as a form of entertainment?

A visual history of domestic life, cultural and social intercourse related to dramatic literature and film. Students will learn how to identify the place and the period of domestic interiors through style, form, and pattern. They will study the impact of social, economic and family organizations on living spaces and their use. Topics discussed will include classical revivals, the China trade, the industrial revolution, European country houses, American colonial farms, and living with modern technology. Students will be required to prepare papers with visual presentations.

Designed for students wanting to stand in their own spotlight, this course examines the art and craft of solo performance, focusing on monologues, soliloquies and TED Talk-type speeches. Coursework includes the observation and analysis of exceptional solo performances on stage, in film and various media. Students will learn and practice skills used by professional actors to relax, focus and engage their audience. Final projects will include the presentation of two contrasting audition monologues or a TED Talk-style presentation open to the public.

A seminar series consisting of meetings on alternate weeks to discuss articles from the current chemical literature. The readings will prepare students for attendance at lectures on the chosen topics in the remaining weeks. The lectures are given primarily by visiting speakers, but they may include department faculty. Students will serve as discussion leaders, and each student will write a paper on a presentation of her choice.

This course is a rigorous introduction to the study of protein molecules and their role as catalysts of the cell. Topics include general principles of protein folding, protein structure-function correlation, enzyme kinetics and mechanism, carbohydrate and lipid biochemistry, and metabolic pathways (catabolic and anabolic) and their interaction and cross-regulation. Biological transformation of energy is considered in light of the principle of thermodynamics.

This course will look at the effect of poisons at the molecular, cellular, and physiological levels from the chemistry and biochemistry perspective.

This half-semester course introduces concepts of analytical chemistry under the theme of 'Chemistry in Art'. The topics of quantitative chemical analysis and instrumental analysis are discussed through hands-on observation based experiments in collaboration with the Mount Holyoke College art museum. Experimental techniques -- such as gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, X-ray fluorescence, UV visible spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy -- are incorporated for the analysis of paintings and art objects.